FLICKA 2
A warm-hearted family horse story with plenty of heart.
Should You Watch It?
FLICKA 2 is a warm-hearted family movie with an important focus on relationships. The story follows Carrie, a city girl sent to live with her estranged father on a Wyoming horse ranch, where she befriends a wild Mustang named Flicka. The film’s themes of family and reconciliation give this familiar girl-and-her-horse story plenty of heart.
The movie has a few moments that may unsettle very young children, including skateboarding and horse stampede scenes. Older children and adults should find it accessible, wholesome entertainment, while families looking for a positive message about family relationships have good reason to watch.
For a family movie night with older children, FLICKA 2 is worth the trip.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESCarrie is a city girl who feels stranded when she is sent to live with her estranged father on his Wyoming horse ranch. With no Internet and a faulty cell phone, she longs for the city.
Then Carrie befriends Flicka, a wild jet-black Mustang who is just as wild as she is. As Carrie learns to ride Flicka and adjust to ranch life, a teenage ranch hand helps her see the beauty in the world she has resisted.
Is It Any Good?
Three stars means FLICKA 2 is a good, enjoyable film with familiar elements rather than a groundbreaking story. Director Michael Damian brings plenty of life to the material and gives the movie much heart.
Patrick Warburton shines in a dramatic role, a departure from his usual comic parts. Clint Black does a great job as Warburton’s wise sidekick, and Tammin Sursok holds the story together emotionally as Carrie. The film’s warm family themes and entertaining girl-and-her-horse setting make it a solid choice for family viewing.
The Worldview
FLICKA 2 presents a strong moral worldview centered on family relationships. Carrie’s distance from her father gradually gives way to connection, and the story emphasizes the importance of family and reconciliation.
The film also shows that disobeying a parent has consequences. Its moral emphasis on family relationships aligns with Scripture’s call for children to honor their parents: “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right” (Ephesians 6:1). The movie’s wholesome focus on restoring a strained parent-child relationship is consistent with a biblical concern for family bonds.
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
Strong moral worldview with emphasis on family relationships; no obscenities and no profanities though character says a situation “sucks”; light violence shown on TV program briefly, action scene of horse stampede; teenage kissing; no nudity; no alcohol use; no smoking, no illegal drugs; and, disobeying parent but always with consequences.
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
Carrie feels separated from her father and struggles to adjust to a new home. What helps families repair strained relationships?
Ephesians 4:32 · Colossians 3:13Carrie disobeys her father and faces consequences. Why do loving parents set boundaries, and how should children respond to correction?
Ephesians 6:1–4 · Hebrews 12:11A teenage ranch hand helps Carrie recognize the beauty around her. When have you learned something valuable from someone whose life was different from yours?
Philippians 2:3–4 · Romans 12:10The story connects family relationships with forgiveness and reconciliation. What does forgiveness look like in your family?
Matthew 18:21–22 · Colossians 3:13The Final Word
FLICKA 2 is familiar but full of heart, with wholesome themes about family, relationships, and consequences. Older children and adults can enjoy this warm-hearted horse story together. Our answer is WORTH THE TRIP.
